Improving Practice Readiness by Increasing Awareness of Clinical Reasoning Biases
At the Educating Nurses: A Radical Transformation 2026 Conference last January, Dr. Garrett Chan opened…
Keith RischerMarch 3, 2026
Five Character Traits Every Nurse Needs: Why Nightingale’s Short List Still Matters Today
Nightingale identified specific character traits that need to be present in every professional nurse. What…
Rethinking Tanner’s Clinical Judgment Model: Why Knowing the Patient Must Come Before Noticing
I recently returned from the Educating Nurses: A Radical Transformation 2026 Conference in Las Vegas,…
Keith RischerJanuary 20, 2026
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Thanks for letting us know what role you are apart of! Your response has been…
Keith RischerNovember 7, 2025
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Keith RischerNovember 7, 2025
Beyond Busywork: The Transformational Power of Case-Based Learning
Case-based learning is more than an alternative to lectures—it’s a powerful way to bridge the…
Keith RischerOctober 1, 2025
Rethinking “Busy Work” in Nursing Education: Let’s Teach for Practice
Recently, a lively discussion erupted in our Teachers Transforming Nursing Education Facebook group after a…
Keith RischerSeptember 25, 2025
Are We Teaching the Way Nursing is Actually Practiced?
To transform nursing education, we must ask a bold question: Are we teaching the way…
Keith RischerAugust 28, 2025
How Do You Spell Clinical Judgment? T-A-N-N-E-R
To teach clinical judgment, this construct of nurse thinking must be deeply understood by nurse…
Keith RischerAugust 12, 2025
How to Assess Clinical Judgment Using a New Case-Based Rubric
Nurse educators must create a curriculum that ensures students develop expected levels of clinical judgment…
Keith RischerAugust 24, 2023
Why the Sky Did Not Fall with NextGen NCLEX (NGN) Pass Rates
Nurse educators were holding their breath, expecting the worst with the introduction of the NGN…
Keith RischerAugust 1, 2023
The Nursing Process: Relic of the Past or Relevant to Developing Clinical Judgment?
There is a current discussion in nursing education regarding the value and relevance of the…
Keith RischerJuly 5, 2023